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Virtual reality promises a lot of potential changes to the way we experience the world, but the ramifications it has for how we tell stories might be among the most interesting. Vice News is offering a glimpse into what news broadcasting might look like when VR is omnipresent with a report on the New York Millions March from December, where people rallied to protest the killings by police of… Read More

Late last month Vice Media confirmed it was selling a $250 million state to TV group A&E Networks, valuing the company at $2.5 billion. It’s now added a second $250 million investment, this time from Silicon Valley VC firm Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV). The New York Times reports that each of the two investments are for around a 10 per cent stake in the company, meaning the… Read More

After years of stagnation, the media industry is in full-fledged evolution mode. Consumption is changing, creation is changing, and even the act of reporting is transforming right before our eyes. And few people seem to have a clearer view of the future of news than Shane Smith, co-founder of Vice Media. Read More

21st Century Fox has invested $70 million in youth-focused media company Vice, giving Fox a 5 percent stake in the company and valuing Vice at $1.4 billion, according to a report in the Financial Times.
I emailed a company spokesperson to confirm the funding but they have not responded. Still, the news has been widely reported enough that it seems pretty solid. Read More

Something just happened online that is highly indicative of where we’re headed in terms of new media. Look at these two stories on VBS.TV and Reddit. They are totally independent from each other and nine months apart, but the two sites are presenting readers with unparalleled access to a fascinating story: how an Oklahoman was inspired by a ’60s-era underwater adventure show, went… Read More

Dell has just teamed up with Vice Magazine, they of the Do’s & Don’ts, to create a new news site/blog/coolness injector called Motherboard.tv.
After those strange, heady days of the Dell Dude, the company has fallen off the coolness radar. In an effort to right this wrong, Dell hired Vice to create a website and news source – sort of a pop-up web presence – to… Read More